Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Colasito, Basilio C., Fr., O.S.B." file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1960/August/08 

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Type:  TLS - Typed signed letter.

To/From:  to Fox, James from "Colasito, Basilio C., Fr., O.S.B."-->

# of pages:  1

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First Lines:  "... inasmuch as he could speak authoritatively on the techn... poetry. Here are some questions,"

Contents:  [letter torn and incomplete] asking information about Merton's poetry - comparison to William York Tyndall - symbolist in method / later poems "mystical" like St. John of the Cross - Sign of Jonas as explanation of mystical symbolism / Merton's "pattern in composing a poem" / requests "Postulants Guide"

Language:  English

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Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Colasito, Basilio C., Fr., O.S.B.:"    1960/August/08